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Bill to update impact assessment law coming in spring: Wilkinson

Bill to update impact assessment law coming in spring: Wilkinson

OTTAWA — The federal government will introduce legislation this spring to fix the constitutional problems the Supreme Court of Canada has with the Impact Assessment Act, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says.
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Barbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to develop the Caribbean island with support fro
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Alberta to spend $18M from carbon levy on public facility upgrades

Alberta to spend $18M from carbon levy on public facility upgrades

CALGARY — The government of Alberta says it will spend $18 million to help municipalities improve the energy efficiency of their public buildings.
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Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles

Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency's air pollution office just as the agency is set to finalize rules over climate-changing emissions from power plants and cars and truc
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New Jersey denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes

New Jersey denies bulkhead for shore town with wrecked sand dunes

NORTH WILDWOOD, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is refusing to allow a shore town whose sand dunes have washed away in places to build a bulkhead to protect itself, ruling that no one is in imminent danger.
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Norway's most powerful storm in over 30 years rips roofs off houses, cuts power

Norway's most powerful storm in over 30 years rips roofs off houses, cuts power

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway's most powerful storm in more than three decades ripped off roofs, heightened avalanche risks, canceled flights and cut power as it raged in parts of the Scandinavian country Thursday.
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First of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pushes into California. Officials urge storm preparations

First of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pushes into California. Officials urge storm preparations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The first of two back-to-back atmospheric rivers slowly pushed into California on Wednesday, triggering statewide storm preparations and calls for people to get ready for potential flooding, heavy snow and damaging winds.
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Hungry sea otters are helping save California's marshlands from erosion

Hungry sea otters are helping save California's marshlands from erosion

WASHINGTON (AP) — The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped shore crab.
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Alberta fire chiefs want provincial wildfire plan released before season begins

Alberta fire chiefs want provincial wildfire plan released before season begins

EDMONTON — Alberta's fire chiefs are "urgently" asking the provincial government to explain how it's getting ready for the upcoming wildfire season and to release its preparedness strategy.
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Alberta government opens water-sharing talks with large users amid worsening drought

Alberta government opens water-sharing talks with large users amid worsening drought

EDMONTON — Lance Colby saw what was coming. The Alberta government said Wednesday it would open talks on water-sharing between large users as the province's drought situation worsens.
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